Researching and teaching second language speech acts in the Chinese context / Cynthia Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Cynthia F. K. (Cynthia Fong King), author.

Contributor:

Class of 1932 Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Second language acquisition.

Speech acts (Linguistics).

Pragmatics.

English language--Study and teaching--Chinese speakers.

English language.

Physical Description:

xxv, 110 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer, [2018]

Summary:

This book contributes to the literature of interlanguage pragmatics by building an interface between researching and teaching speech acts in the Chinese context. It is written for researchers, language educators, classroom teachers and readers who are interested in interlanguage pragmatics research, acquisition and teaching, with particular reference to speech acts performed by Chinese learners of English, and their relationships with the learners' first language and cultural concepts. It provides a more advanced understanding of the production and development of speech acts of Chinese learners of English from the cross-linguistic, cross-cultural, L1 and L2 developmental perspectives, drawing on relevant second language acquisition theoretical frameworks. It also recommends research-informed pedagogies that are applicable to other learners of English.

Contents:

1. Key concepts and issues. Introduction ; Pragmatics and pragmatic compsetence ; Speech act competence and development in L1 and L2 ; Teachability of L2 speech acts ; Summary

2. Developing and researching L2 speech act competence. Introduction ; Developing L2 speech act competence ; Researching L2 speech act production ; Summary

3. Chinese culture, language, and L1 and L2 speech act production. Introduction ; Language, culture and speech act performance ; Chinese cultural concepts for interpersonal communication : lĭmào = politeness, and miànzi = facework ; Influence of Chinese cultural norms and language on Chinese and English speech act performances ; Summary

4. Trajectory of Chinese English learners' L2 speech act development. Introduction ; Development of L2 requests ; Development of L2 refusals ; Development of L2 complaints ; Development of L2 compliment-responses ; Development of L2 apologies ; Trajectory of Chinese English learners' L2 speech act development ; Summary

5. Teaching speech acts to Chinese learners of English. Introduction ; Teaching speech acts : instruction versus natural exposure ; Developing speech act competence in L2 learners ; What speech acts to teach to Chinese learners of English? ; Developing the speech act production of Chinese learners of English ; practical teaching ideas and materials ; Summary

6. Concluding remarks. Introduction ; Importance of Chinese English learners being aware of L2 speech act performance and relations with L1 culture ; Allowing space for Chinese English learners to make informed linguistic and pragmatic choices ; The ways forward ; Summary.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1932 Fund.

ISBN:

9811089795

9789811089794

OCLC:

1027146108